Nutrition Site Supervisor

Job Description

Title: Nutrition Site Supervisor

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 10

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2025-04-03

Application Deadline: 2025-04-08

Education:

• MS with BSc in Nutrition and Food Science from any reputed University.
• MPH is preferrable·  

• At least 2 years of working experience·       
• Working experience in Nutrition programme.

Required Competences & Skills:

• Minimum 2 to 3 Years working Experience in Same or Similar Position in NGOs/INGOs.
• Technical knowledge on Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programming.
• Demonstrated ability to think and manage strategically, plan and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory role to lead a large field team.
• Demonstrated experience in management & analysis of large-scale database.
• Experience in using advanced Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word and analytical tools/software i.e., SPSS, EPI info, Epi Data entry package and ENA for SMART software etc.
• Demonstrated experience at using digital platform for data collection i.e., ODK/KOBO/ONA and online data visualization tools.

Job Purpose:

• The Nutrition Supervisor- Nutritionist will be responsible to ensure the smooth and proper running of the program through providing systematic and regular supportive supervision, monitoring and follow up of all activities at the field level through center staff and field staff & Volunteers. S/He is expected to manage staff & volunteers at the nutrition site and ensure that programme components are implemented to a high level of quality.

Responsibilities:

• Support the set-up of nutrition site including seeking relevant approvals from the CICs and the site management agency (if required).
• To lead the implementation of the INI activities and ensure delivery with maximum efficiency and professionalism.
• Supervise component staffs for the implementation of the INI program to ensure goals and objectives of the program are being met.
• Lead the outreach team to ensure implementation of outreach activities and ensure integration between outreach and centre activities. 
• Develop plan of work for OTP, BSFP, TSFP, CMAMI, IYCF and outreach activities according to the expected progress of the project.
• Ensure the implementation of activities in coordination with the finance and Logistics departments.
• Ensure that each member of the nutrition team fully understands the outcomes that are expected from them; supporting team members to work to the highest quality of standard possible.
• Ensuring adherence to and respectful to current protocols.
• Document internal and external monitoring findings, prepare action plan and share with DPM and PM and execute that plan as per instruction.
• Maintain hygiene and sanitation standards in the nutrition site. • Identify training needs within the nutrition team and support the project coordinator in conducting training.
• Evaluate and update project needs (financing, logistics) at centre level.
• Checking that all the supplies are listed in the register.   
• Ensuring that stock levels are sufficient for the functioning CMAM facilities and Blanket Supplementary feeding program (weekly, biweekly, or monthly)·       
• Make monthly physical inventory of all nutrition supplies.      
• Ensure sound monitoring of program activities and monitoring team at field level and share with line manager(s)Collaborate with MEAL team to ensure timely compiling statistical data and draft appropriate reports on activities including producing weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly reports and end of program evaluation report.
• Ensure documentations of lessons learnt and best practices within the implementation of the INI program.
• In liaison with the Deputy Nutrition Manager, establish network with the other actors in the area.
• Develop productive working relationships with CiC and other officials, non-Governmental institutions, and other project partners.
• Identify capacity gaps among component staffs, prepare on the job capacity building and supportive supervision plan and execute plan regularly.
• Monitor and review performance and, in particular, holding staff accountable for meeting quality standards of work, delivering any improvement goals which have been identified, giving corrective feedback where required and taking decisive action when poor performance is identified.
• Effectively manage leave of staffs and volunteers to meet HR compliance and run program efficiently and with quality.
• Identify and update vacancy at centre and outreach level to HR and line manager and fill the gap for positions (as required)·       
• Develop monitoring tools, checklist, and questionnaire in collaboration with deputy/Nutrition Manager, nutrition expert, HoD and donors and nutrition sector.